1. Commendatore Antonio Martino, Mayor, Presiding.
2. Avvocato Auguste Bette, Alderman.
3. Cav. Avvocato Francesco Martino, Alderman.
4. Cav. Ingegnere Amilcare Martinez, Alderman.
5. Cav. Ingegnere Arturo Lella, Alderman.
6. Dottore Orazio Ciraolo, Alderman.
The Secretary-General, Avvocato Giacomo Crisafulli, assisted at the meeting.
The President at 1 o’clock P.M. declared the session open.
On the motion of the President,
The Municipal Council considering that, in the tremendous disaster of the 28 December et seq., all the civilized nations of the world, sympathizing in the distress of the surviving Messinesi, united in various ways, to relieve and mitigate their sufferings, considering that the Republic of the United States of America chose to take part in this great affirmation of the solidarity of humanity by means of enduring works, namely, by the construction of one thousand five hundred houses, for the shelter of a good portion of the surviving population, a magnificent hotel, a church, and three school buildings; considering that this new proof of affection furnished by the worthy American people merits being signalized, and that a tribute is due in equal measure to those also, who, with so much zeal and affection, have devoted their energy and activity to this work for several months; convinced in consequence that the executive body interprets the voice and feeling of the entire populace, in solemnly expressing the most sincere sentiment of gratitude, at the moment in which the gallant officers and sailors of the glorious American Navy are leaving these shores, tried by suffering; assuming on account of urgency, the power of the community, the Council, by unanimous vote